Philips DC633 - Radio Data System (RDS) Features; Automatic Retuning Function; Traffic Information (TA)

RDS
is
a
system
in
which
inaudible
digital
information
is
transmitted
in
addition
to
the
normal
FM
radio
*
broadcast. This car radio uses the RDS information to offer you many advantages, including:
Display of station-name: The set displays the name of the station instead of its
frequency.
-
Automatic
retuning:
When
the
AF
function
is
activated,
the
set
maintains
the
best
possible
reception.
The
set
continuously
checks
a
list
of
Alternative
Frequencies
(AF] for the tuned radio station and automatically selects the best frequency for you.
~
Traffic
information:
When
the
TA
function
is
activated,
the
radio
tunes
to
a
station
which
may
broadcast
traffic
information
[TP
=
Traffic
Programme]
and
receives
Traffic
Announcements
{TA}
when
broadcast.
You
can
receive
Traffic
Announcements
even
when
listening
to
cassette
or
CD*
or
during
audio
mute.
—
News
bulletins:
When
the
NEWS
function
is
activated,
you
can
receive
News
bulletins
,
even
when
listening
to
cassette
or
CD*
or
during
audio
mute.
—
Information
from
related
radio
stations:
Enhanced
Other
Networks
(EON)
is
an RDS
service
where
the
broadcaster
links
some
stations
together.
If
you
are
tuned
to
a
station
which
is
linked
to
others
by
EON,
the
set
is
capable
of
receiving
Traffic
Announcements
and/or
News
bulletins
from
both
the
tuned
station
and
related
stations.
-
Automatic
tracking
of
regional
programmes:
This
radio
ensures
that
when
listening
to
a
regional
programme,
the
radio
will
stay
tuned
to
the
same
regional
programme
as
long
as
possible.
-
Emergency
announcements
(PTY
Alarm):
This
set
automatically
receives
emergency
announcements
made
by
the
broadcaster
using
the
RDS
PTY
alarm
service.
(During
the
message
the
display
shows
‘ALARM’
and
the
station-name
alternately}.
When
an
RDS
transmission
is
received,
the
display
shows
the
station
name.
Switching off automatic retuning
e
Ifyou
want
to
prevent
the
radio
from
retuning
to
Alternative
Frequencies
briefly
press
the
AF
key.
(For
versions
with
CD*
changer
control:
Press
the
AF
key
for
more
than
2
seconds}.
-
The
display
briefly
shows
‘AF
OFF’
and
the
radio
stops
checking
Alternative
Frequencies.
¢
To
switch
on
automatic
retuning
again,
briefly
press
the
AF
key
again.
(For
versions
with
CD*
changer
control:
Press
the
AF
key
for
more
than
2
seconds).
-
The
display
briefly
shows
‘AF
ON’.
Notes
-
Automatic
retuning
is
activated
again
if
you
tune
to
another
station
(or
if
you
switch
the
set
off
and
then
on
again}.
—
‘AF
ON’
or
‘AF
OFF’
is
stored
on
each
preset.
If
you
store
a
station
on
a
preset
when
AF
is
switched
off,
the
radio
will
net
check
Alternative
Frequencies
whenever
you
select
this
preset.
*only for certain versions.